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Knife attacks in Bavaria 2025
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Bavaria.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 32 |
| February | 33 |
| March | 32 |
| April | 42 |
| May | 33 |
| June | 35 |
| July | 33 |
| August | 30 |
| September | 25 |
| October | 32 |
| November | 30 |
| December | 21 |
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Reports
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station robbery involving a knife in Maisach
A masked man threatened a cashier with a knife at a petrol station in Maisach and took cash from the register. He fled on foot.
- Knife threat
Man threatens woman with knife at Munich hotel
A 58-year-old man allegedly threatened a woman with a knife at a Munich hotel. Police provisionally detained him.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife threat during robbery in Schweinfurt
A group threatened a 64-year-old man with a knife in Schweinfurt and robbed him of his wallet.
- Robbery/extortion
Woman threatened with knife during Munich robbery
An unknown offender allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and robbed her handbag in Munich. The woman sustained minor injuries.
- Robbery/extortion
Child threatened with knife in attempted robbery in Schwandorf
A child was threatened with a knife and ordered to hand over money in Schwandorf. The child escaped without injury.
- Knife attack
Man arrested after attack with broken nail scissors in Munich
During an argument in an underground car park at Munich Central Station, a 22-year-old man is alleged to have stabbed at a 30-year-old man with broken nail scissors. The victim suffered a hand injury.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police officers with knife in Munich
A 52-year-old man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife in Munich. He was disarmed with an electroshock device.
- Robbery/extortion
Two men rob kiosk in Augsburg using knife
Two unknown men allegedly robbed a kiosk in Augsburg. One threatened the cashier with a knife and took cash.
- Knife threat
Woman threatened with knife in Aschaffenburg
A man threatened a woman in Aschaffenburg while holding a knife. Police provisionally detained him.
- Knife threat
Minor threatened with knife at Klausentreiben event
During an argument at the Klausentreiben event in Altusried, an unidentified teenager threatened a minor visitor with a knife.
- Knife attack
Three men injured after altercation in Strullendorf
Three men were injured in an altercation at worker accommodation in Strullendorf. Initial findings indicate that a stabbing or cutting instrument was used.
- Knife threat
Man with knife approaches police officers in Ansbach
A 47-year-old man approached police officers in Ansbach while visibly carrying a knife. After a warning shot, he was struck in the leg.
- Knife attack
Woman dies after knife attack in Ingolstadt
A 49-year-old man is alleged to have attacked his 45-year-old former partner with a kitchen knife in Ingolstadt. The woman later died in hospital.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenagers threatened with knife and robbed in Regensburg
Two teenagers were reportedly threatened with a knife at Regensburg Arcaden. The perpetrators demanded money and fled with cash.
- Knife attack
Minor injures man with knife in Bad Abbach
During a dispute in Bad Abbach, a minor allegedly injured a 19-year-old man in the back with a knife.
- Knife attack
49-year-old seriously injured in Augsburg in suspected knife attack
An unidentified suspect is alleged to have attacked and seriously injured a 49-year-old with a knife on a pavement in Augsburg.
- Knife attack
Man arrested after knife attack in Roth
A 68-year-old man allegedly injured a 42-year-old man with a knife after an argument at accommodation in Roth. The suspect was provisionally detained.
- Knife attack
Two men remanded after knife attack at Coburg railway station
A knife was used during an altercation at Coburg railway station. Two suspects sustained minor injuries and were remanded in custody following arrest warrants.
- Knife threat
Man threatened with knife and assaulted in Munich
A man was allegedly assaulted by two acquaintances in Munich-Neuperlach. One of the suspects is alleged to have threatened him with a knife.
- Knife threat
Knife threats at accommodation facility in Pfeffenhausen
A woman is alleged to have threatened a resident at an accommodation facility in Pfeffenhausen with a knife and later threatened emergency personnel. The operation ended without incident.